CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — From Friday to Friday, Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic return became a comeback within a comeback. Having overcome the preposterously long odds against regaining elite form at age 41, after a six-year retirement, Vonn had to rebuild again in a week’s time—from a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee to getting back on skis, back on snow and back down a mountain.
She did that today, adding another layer of extreme resilience and determination to a career brimming with both. She appears good to go for a run at a fourth career Olympic medal on Sunday, something that seemed remote a week earlier. There is, quite simply, nothing that can stop her, not even one of the most feared injuries in sports.
